Government of the Republic of Korea
Government of the Republic of Korea | |
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Korean alphabet : | 대한민국 정부 |
Hanja : | 大韓民國 政府 |
Revised Romanization : | Daehanminguk Jeongbu |
McCune-Reischauer : | Taehanmin'guk Chŏngbu |
The government of the Republic of Korea exercises national governance in South Korea .
General
Under the 1948 Constitution, South Korea was a republic with a presidential system of government . This was followed by the short-lived Second Korean Republic in 1960 . The Sixth Republic has been a semi-presidential system of government since 1987 . The president is elected directly by the people. The Prime Minister appointed by the President must be confirmed by Parliament .
Current government
Moon Jae-in has been the President of the Republic of Korea since May 10, 2017 . So far there have been two prime ministers under him. The current incumbent Chung Sye-Kyun took over the office on January 14, 2020 from Lee Nak-yeon , who held the office on May 13, 2017. Kang Kyung-wha has been the foreign minister since 2017 and Jeong Kyeong-doo took over the post of Minister of Defense from Song Young-moo in 2018 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- Korea Overseas Information Service: Handbook of Korea, 11th ed. . Hollym, Seoul 2003, ISBN 1-56591-212-8 .